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' - r ilcon-boau and'cvcrr brcrze wooldbeas Mrrasoninff, and come diredthF tt the en- t bound to obey, but thatbU enthusiasm id., misses tHereward ax whKh lie, Aimef'. " Qnitritan politics- l ; - ....wrViAllClV It Is ctnprally obsenred, that the best pjof r for the republicans to adopt Is, to ffftreveoT whiteyer the federalists con' Wmii. md" dusfpTCvs of whatever they appiAuA. Kineilniei out often this. vril! be found the most correct decision Oft the question of the, NAVT vre'shsll find that in no instance hTfe the Weralisti been more unnrertany united than in re commending a systcia of marine to be adopted by the United.States.. These men are sensible; that we are invincible on the land, and ibcrewre wish to.entice us on the ocean. What a farourablc circumtnce tothc Bfth woulcit h;Vc been, if General Joseph Warren and bii bv re troop on Uunke,i'ji Hill had rxen drawn' from these commanding territo rial heights, to contend with the Dritish (rRatcs in Boston harbor. If the tories had been requcsttd-to give their advice on this occasion, they ould unanimous ly have recommended tothc yeoraan'y of Massachusetts to dccjde the great qurstim nf American Indrpenokkce b Iw u Uvj tjattr nark" The B'itish -would be Tiry i!lini to tisk a contro rtny on the element on whi h they ride ftriurapbanti and if they can per suade us o relinquish all th advantage we hold ro shore and hazard a naval en gagement, they wqld extol us in rhodo montade as have fellows but vou!d ri dicule our folly and in iurretion. The caricatures they would pres-nt of us uctfld be the figuies of the frot and the - ... .1 -. 'i.U ana wnue mey inimca us wun pride to swell to the bulk of the Utter, they would "anticipate the pleasure of seeing us experience the ridiculous ca tastrophe of the former. "While the Englishjartiran are ad rocates for a navy, they are equally as clamorous in opposition to cOv ioXts. The most, formidable strength we can bring forward in defence of our harbors, Is -what can be embraced within, thk kind of marine equipment. The British are cautious and timid with respect o their oavy They never wish to hazard their ships where danger may be lork ing unpcrceWed. The gun-boat sys tem has aJ way a ben most violently op p sed by them. Tbry hare evr attempt ed to laugh this mode of warfare ut of countenance. But we hare reason to suppose that there is do sy item more dreaded by their friends than this. K British commander we are willing to ac knowledge is prepared to meet danger, when it is discovered. , The Br'rish n y f equal to all exigencies wh-n the object of assault is apparent. If the U S'atea had within their reptctive far bon a or on thalr' coast two or threr. T,4 giT ships aod five t a:xfpg?es,' th British woi!d feel nr apprf henien rf danger, but woeld rxult .st h ir pros pect of success. They would accurate ly know the force th- r ha H encoun ter, and will always be prepared to meet it. Fromsun-rise tosu-set thiy would haw e them in sieht. and after the even In'g shade they would go to their' night ly r-s'ing- place cp pon as the id roosters' during the late eclipse. - But npn ihigum Aoat system, if ht y werr tc lie within ur harbou a during the right, the constant apprehension that some of them we're fl uting down the channel, and positively ur.de--their sterni would keep them in snch condittOnal alarm, that even if Nelson was to command in person, be would toon become discom fited in bis enterprise. A gun-boat fs like'a floating battery, It can move at al most any period and the damage such a machine may do to a first rate man of , war on an unexpected onset, would keep up such acoasiemafloo'on board, as to wear down the spirits of a ship's crew more effectually than a dozen real en gagements. The British are particular ly cautious in being exposed to accident and surprise. 'The arnall. forts opened on Dorchester point effectually drove a w ay the, British fleet, and relieved Bos ton from a state of siege. A few strong wtll manned gun boats, which could be set to motion -with expeditionilwid by watching the moat favourable opportu nity, would become more terrific to a British squadron ling within our har bcrs, than twenty frigMesr-Thc battle of the kegs Js descriptive of the funeral ccniternation which takea place among the ship's ,crewf when the danger lurking in their .cwn.;VjslctfiYry apprct' htLsioQs : ctcry TfaTc, iroufbccoiae a leun-bdat, and'every breeze wooldbeas Herrific as the thiinder bfa' '42 'pound Tbc conclusion therefore to be drawn from the foregoing'premisei.'is, that.a rxiTtne Force composeq ot tine of battle ship's, friftites, &e. would be so ihferior to the for-e they, would have, tn comena with; that no protection whatever would arise to our commerce' from them ; but that our seaporta would be more.Secnre f.om depredations' by s a' judiciousfarr rangement otgun oojts ;' as,tnt unccr taint of 'their movements would krep such a consiaui uiarm aip's ll,c ere w; (particularly in the night) curing I favorable tides and vnndt, as would ren- -I ' v - .JL a r tnis irce uss expensive, more ditious,morc formidable, And more likely to succeed, than any wd ctt'd bring for ward. : The capture of a cun-boat 6uld nut poorly compensate for .the risque of losing s mast Dyme ipnunaie oiscnarge of a cannon, which might uki: place at an 'unexpected moment. Timidity is a peculiar trait of an Englishman's, cha racter. , He is strong in dtfmce, when it depends on er.'tcrprizt to efTect his ourposes. But place him in a situation where uncertainty is prevalent, and he becomes the sport of the most visionaryN ctted a most dreadful turmoil in the pub- iic mind and the paroxysms of a crazy king, (as wimounccd by his physicians) affcci's the nation, more. sensibly as to thTir feats and anticipations," than! the defeat ot twenty thousand vi their allies. Uncertainty is the most powerful. wca pon , hat can.be wielded against English men., Fulton's torpedo (whether it ev r coulJ tv carried into operation or no ) wculd Torrver keep the British from ly ing long within our waters. If the com modore of the Htet, presumed to a rave out his courage by disregurdifg th .pro ject, yeiscvm eighths of his crew would be momently expecting to ascend in co lumns of fire and brimstone towards he region wherrin cornets and bl.zin star- perform their portentous evolutions. We conclude this numb' r by obsrrv- ingv that a navy of frigates, (3c. woulb be disistrrus to our commerce ; but h3t me system ot cuk -boats as to internal security, ouh: to be pursued, ,Tuc wis dom of Jtfferson and Madison directed us to this point NAVY No. V. The question issnot altogether whe ther we arc competent in our pecuniary retources to' establish a navy, but wlu, is to be done after it is furnished. T; lk about "shortsighted hocket heart' ed avarice tre' is rather a boyish m dt of reasoning, and favors too much. of a foolish tpenxtthrife indiscretion, wiihou' calculating the utility hicli is to is from the undertaking. We have dash' ers in thcoteiicil politics, as(wcll as in momed speculatiorrs. Ihey alwai laugh at the expenditure, as if magni ude -of the sum was tire only thing re quired to show bur spunk. But though the cost should not be brought fnuvicw as the sole reason for hot adopting the syum, yet it ought to be a subject of srnous iiVesugaion, lor wnn tnc on sines is accomplished, and the money is spent tt may, be .too late to temedy the evil. . Bat it seems the British tleet.uo meer its match by keeping all the Ame rican force together, while thty attack the separate detachm ntsf of hetr oppo-! nctits. 1 his force however is admitted to be equal to 30 sail of the line."; If then we are to oppose this arma ment, what force is it requisite for the Ur.ited States to bring against it i bup pose a fleet of this magnitude should be on our coast, is it probable that our fleet would be all in one port, so as to be able to-rally. 'them in the mosi f ormidable manner on an immediate onset i - If the British fleet may be divided by stretch ing along our extensive coast, it ts.e- quilly 'probable thit our ships would be distributed in the several seaports. If the ' whole American marine : should cruize io company, the whole 30 sail of the hoe of the enemy would be equally consolidated. Communication would be spcetfity made to the admiral as to the disposal of our fleeCand whatever mode we adopted, the tame would be taken Ibf our opponents. It is a farcical idea j to talk about attacking a British fleet in detachment j. for" it is' more Drobabie we f ihouM i be separated' Chan tbef . f We mast; suppose -.that4"-a -'proportionate! sfrengtb of 30 ships "of .the liae would on all occasions be so arranged as to en cduiter oiir marine. -We are' therefore to throw awdc.is ,tiiJoh of !quirf,rvhat Vuniber of 'ships 'a)d sea- h the causeof liberty led )himf to believe is It surpsin tbattfuejto ttte senti- 4 , men ar'qulsite Jor.usJo'eploybthat Ker atlny in thejtfbrjd depended JtaeiJt that ldj.bimaoldr, he ' ji encounter 30 , ships '.of the .lijief; which it upon a close connexion between fran onrnVhirni !?;a.y ' f&J&f is'admTtiedWeht be sent to Oppose us ? ( and An3encar vUnder thenUuer W-:M nere me controversy -l issue anu j ituc ucn ui icchhkji iuc uuuicai ui ct niuvu u.wuuiu.waivMvvH .? . .. -a on the .decision of Question .the wnoie system r w.marme. rests, we shall wpit till we hear, what we-are to dn with 30 th ps f f the line on our coast1!' r I BEMARKfif, J On Mr. Gene ft Essdyt on Armeil )Tcutrutity. . (By th Editor of th Albany RegUtgr,) In . Introducing the above Essay to our. readers, we take the liberty of re marking, that however ingenious this plan of ad armed neutrality 'may appear on paper, it must be evident, and our wonoer is, how u escaped the autrjor himself, that G. B itain would render it nugjtdry m practice. 1 hat she would not; submit to it, is to be' irresistibly in ferred from! he whole tenor of he r past conduct towards ys. She is determin ed to ubiuirae our commerce, arid 'she. wbuld-therefore resist this effort by -de-mantling of our convoys permission to search the yessels under their protecti on. Th.y would refuse to comply and she would then resort to force to com pel them. 1 They would also employ force in re.sjs tog and thus we should arrive at the very point inunded to be avoided, namely, wau. f It suits the character, of monarchies like that of England to do tridirectly, wh.tt the laws of candor and of honor requires, should be directly avowed and executed. Hence the mean and peifi tlious manner in which we .have seen G. Britain stize upon a valuable Dutch possession in the West Indies without a previous declaration ot war 8c hence also have we witnessed heV perfidy in capturhig the Spanish monty ships in 1805. XMay other examples ot ner pu- nic faith might be quoted. But a re public sh uld never forget that its foun- dation is virtue, and that virtue and ho nor are inseparable comoanions. If thtrefore we are justified, as we. cer tainly ore, in adopting an armed neu trality, which wculd inevitably" lead1 to war, we are equally justified in comtflg diree'ly to tht point, and proclaiming taar against G. Bri ain without any Ire serve. To this course G. Britain has done every thing in her power to'drive uj and to this curse we, are bound to resort by every principle that has ever been held sacred in the just and equita ble law and custom of nations ; and his no American who is not totally ig norart of legd and moral obligations, or totally corrupt, bband ned, and re gardless Of his country independence, will attempt to deny. "'On rear alone depends the salvatinn of our commer cial rights, and we -should be sorry to see the governmerit of our country any longer tcrripomirig with modern Car thage. By attempting an expedient, lik-.- that of the embargo, or this plan of an armed ntu rali.y, ,we ,raay lose- much, i.ut shall gain. nothing. In a decisive, vigoious wkrour losses w.uld be coun terbalanped by our gains, and we should Convince ihe world that our declaration of independence, is not a dead letfer. Ve canpot close .these introductory remarks, without observing, in justice to Mr. Genet, that, whatever- we. may think of the inutility of the plan con- taineain tne aoove essay or oi jny o- ther half way step.tQwarris war we nt- vertbeless emenain the highest opinion of his talents, and are perfectly satisfied of his pure devbtedness to (he cause of this,. his adopted country Hts former essays. have thrown much .light upon' our. uipiuniaut; tutmuvcis mm land. In regard to the chasing, hailing ana cnastising oi ine jiittc azu, uy Commodore .Rodger,, he aa proven Americaln the right, by the ackhow ledged principles of national law, as well as by positive treaty aUp'uIatians.ftr this service to America he has btep re warded by the filth andblackguartiisrn uf British hirelings ; and' we observe with regret, that the old dispute which he had with our government- while he acted as French minister, and which these" despicable British "minions have raked up against him, Jias also been thought worthy of recollection by one of our renublicun editors. We disabbrattd of "SltCeneVs conduct in thoserday s as decidedly , as 'the tor editors have'sfnee approved ot ; worse conduct, vby tar, on the part of Copenhagen-'72cifa. - But our republican brethren "should rrecol- lect tnat xvir uenei was not oniy act- log onacr inswrucuunj wuitu tinieotSHand with an imperfect: vie w ot , tne' American' character, . ne -.-was un doubtedly carried beyond.'theJbJounds of aiscreuon. uui pejnar as u mayr rar.ee has since deserted- the. cause of liberty, and Mr. Genet having solemnly abjured thr character of a French cittzerr and sworn allegiance to the ; United States, agreeaoiv to our constitution ana laws aione, ougni.io restrain us ironijOquui-, ing of Impeaching his 'jBdelity, tfll ? he shall baVe exhibited some proof of treai chcry to ' he interests of America but ritish, minion will pretend to find in his laborious researches for the yindica- tion oi b)atvnational,rights, f T v ; EDMUND Cff ARIjES GEKET. The followin? is .the character grveifbf Mr 1 Oenet, : by Madame Koland, in her Appeal to rostenty. , - t'l- In the. choicer of an Eilvov to thelU r' . -'f - . - ': 4-.: Statesi Brissot was actuated ,by no per- sonai interest ; ne was me last man in the world to be so influenced .He men tioned Gent,"v?h:o,vJwavJust'Te.ttiWed irom a .resiaence ojnve years 411 kus- sia ("ano wno, oesiaes nis Demg anea- dy conversant with diplomatic affairs possessed all the moral virtues, and all ' i- ' . . it . .1.' ..' me lniormauon inai couia renaer, nim agreeable to a serious people. , ; J - That proposal was wise it was sup ported by every possible consideration and Genet was preferred. If this be ah intrigue,, let us r fay that ail intriguers m y. rese mble Brissot. I saw Gene t ; I desired to see him again ; and should always, be delighted with his company. Hi' judgment is solid, and his mind tn Hghte.ned,; He has aVinitch ;arne;nity'a8 decency "of manners ; his, conversation is instructive and agreeable and equally free from pedantry "and -affectation :i Gentleness, propriety, grace, and re'a-. sen, are his characteristics ; and with all this merit, he unites the advantage 'f speaking English with .fluency. . Let the ignorant Robtspierre, and the ex. travagant Chabot declaim against sxicb a man, by calling him tl)e friend of Bris sot ; let them procure, by (heir claX mours, the' recal of-theone, and thd 'tri al of theotherihey will only add io the proofs of their own villainy and stu pidity, without hurting the fame of those j whom, they may find means to deprive of existence. i'j ..:! 'of ' " THE ARMY ESTABLISHMENT. V TROM.THE NATIONAL INTEH.IC:BCK6. There is no part bf the world in which the military esiabli'shment' )s relatively to its extent so expensive as in thej u. States. Although this, by keepngitlKr armed,, force .within; certain.. limits aud averting the dangers that iiaye. gene rally flowed from jts inordinate ; ur dgnif tude, is not;unattendcd with benefit, yet the, great expenc'el is productive of serif ous evils. It has a powerful tendency to render the regular army unpopulat and even odious, and in periods of emcr geDcy when an occasional force is rais ed; the feeling of the nation iiat to be lexcited to a still higher pitch Thus th organ ot nattonai,oe(ence, ana, in a cer-. tain sense, ine guaraian oi our rignts, . is exposed to popular indignation, .in stead of being an pbject of popular es-, teem Iheie are, some who consider this jealousy, or. even contempt for., a corrective of the - dangerous, abuses to' which it is alledged .to be ever ;prpne 11 u i tnts semiment is not,iounaea m nu- man nature. - It, is probably to the odi um attached . to. a standing army that' most . of the abuses committed by it are to be 'traced. ' ; By vsuchv treatment the army becomes .set apart as totally dis tinct from the community, , and as being innuencid, not merelyi by different, but by opposite iDteresffcj.Tnis'etition decidesjts! com ph xjo)and often Ogives it me very cnaracicr . so, muca aeprcca- ted. v In ceasjng to consider itself as the defender ol the. rig hts of its countrvl it has taKep tne nr&i step towards merr destruction, fit may Well then.bequea tionedi'jfhether, the jealpusy.ofja stand4 tng army, pushed too far has poflbeen among the most fatal instrumthts In the subversion of )iberty The lpve , of glory is the .very ; soul ot a.$oWteTt;Andf, in iei it notj oe n le rreo ? irom , i n esc yr marks that we feth' jbg atrnyrf t it trjf among the gbatest evifs ot po-( litlcal jnstitutioris5 we'fe.to'Dfl?. 'dentitliattf . :es';vVeretlfi " mailer VelalrX , ; would be' sufficient fdf'te derence ; of the; r country. . We are -satisfied ; of SlnolheX ;" , thing 1 thatiinjiliJleiiW Ised, the t liberies f i ts jnatiop cannot be ' cohsideredi' as iafe.:ButUhbugitk -there exists no mstirno to sucn3artcarnaudbihrch not prbbabIBe?;tteried: an.expeftceasfhe prelenteraotdiniry ; regoiar iqTjrrseryice, to be a deploVabie supinehess and local jealousy , that act i as ia 'editr'ejght a- : gai n st every. attempt: that s mao4bif . ; the amelioration of tnc ' militia Syetn Wheni ho we Vet vt his improve mtpt hall , be roade thbrganiiation ftf the;reglar , iorce, anu tne esumauon in. wnicn itr.t held, wili be bf littlelcseueiice,i it will henceforth form toci Inconsiderable r a, body, to be either; burmehsotae or, dangerousto ou liberie sk Iierjlh1stW( accomplished, andiwihaft bb confer Bur, until this shall ber'dbne tbeycOndi tion of the regnlardforci; should com mand our earnest attenticm' V , , ' ; " - 'Thbexperiettot v einncesi that eVen in a perioof rieacei H the annual eipence hot fall sbdrt ot tb i hundred dollar From which itTonows tHkt . anrniy.of , five thousand men will cdst theT anhual . sbm' Of 4 : mi IHodr of dollars ': Thii tx" ' ; pence wHl -bb;ctxhsidelh)lntreasQ i ringjaetual varandf in such a"statb,it . is not extravagant to e stimate the retjui- ; . site' force". at fifty1 thobsandpffeiclrlWill produce anannuaiVexpenceVej ten; millions. To. say nothtg Vfthe : dangeV to whrch a iIk ment may be exposed by; suci (a force, : who will u.nder alte tOcalcula0 f Ue!ef h i fects ot such an establishment fet, prosperity .-the . riafioti'?! f The subtractibnbT fif y thousand jnien ' frOm the active labo;of thec'r'by adding fohe aggreatii consfcjptiori m a -ratio only infer i6r tbthb ecrasetl production, could not fail ; most'seniibly toS ffrcf the eneraliriteresti tThe fbrr sightf sticba disasttUs ccVltf it istt be feared, even ih tbicmost pre&ng junciures, render;, oiir pubHcpunseliv averse iu..iueLesuDii9iiiieMi-:,ar..:iiargte' f armed force, while thelbwlebe"bftirt- r $; ,; reign powers. 01 our inqisp(sition lp li$- lywayftb-verHwir 'is to be;prepared ' ; vidd;br:'theseoia.i- anbnplidattkl ; evils r. Is.it not to be found b retiuirijr me 9viuicr$ wucnipiuycTj m muira roadand canals of Vcjonrcderated rem - tetn, by which f its 'Stipfcl brobhtihtb action ?Thef$thliiMb all the parts unite tbedve esr haimbnritethe'disc and iinitb tbtfcili ties into one harmonious YnasarJ ? T ffey havetheHpbwrfaj efifect ' of impartingtrehgthtbe"whbfe tcthjrepftthvatymeme tion J : 1.., ..' of utility: to te bommubiity .Ij '-ntt;7of reer bf Ainl i mi tt d iierjflpr mih X f vM-t No:,objects within "t be l com pass bf si qa-' 'iMn tional Jajid individual etioJAot Mottsly ea accbmptishrnentvW ot every part is taken by the others ; p rtrubSliht.fevelr The 6risregartie?iKatBe duroti conreoraciof : republics? must jaebend - f v; vj itic tauiiiiy v" ..Mc'vrcpsjrse .Wltn i. '. ' each buier;lefp Tr$'yires1porti! uui. ven :.iq our.prcni sc pi iniancy .: i t'dbes nof &uieSdre ihan a; twenV - r Uethpart;,ofourr aggregate, produce; viv -The internal; consumption ii'tberefoe'':- '''' ; uc Eiv.itwun. 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